Situation

English for Daily life

352 real scenes from 98 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for daily life.

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4 minB1
“Dude, Rush is the greatest band of all time.”

Peter Bonds with Sydney Over Music · I Love You, Man 2009 · Ch. 10/19

  • Phone calls
  • Small talk
  • Inviting
4 minB1
“What is this, a prison or a hospital?”

Lolita Leaves in Care of Her Uncle · Lolita 1962 · Ch. 28/30

  • At the doctor
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“The airplane has been hijacked by three guys with knives.”

Passengers Call for Help from the Air · United 93 2006 · Ch. 12/17

  • Phone calls
  • Asking for help
  • Asking
2 minB2
“- It's like waving a red flag in front of a bull. - Really? Well, I'm sick of being the flag.”

Jerry Is Sick of Being a Woman · Some Like It Hot 1959 · Ch. 11/19

  • Arguments
  • Travel & hotels
  • Complaining
2 minB2
“And I'm constantly fighting to not get caught in the terror of it all.”

The Doctor Reads Andy the Riot Act · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 18/27

  • At the doctor
  • Warning
  • Comforting
4 minB1
“People are saying, "We want you to come to our house."”

Gander Locals Take In the Passengers · Come from Away 2021 · Ch. 12/22

  • Travel & hotels
  • Small talk
  • Inviting
4 minB2
“It's a damn good thing he doesn't know how much I hate his guts.”

The Jive Translation Scene · Airplane! 1980 · Ch. 8/10

  • Travel & hotels
  • Asking for help
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“I'm going to see the rest of this. Come on. Let's pretend we're buying it.”

Pamela Falls for the Old House · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 1/28

  • Renting
  • Suggesting
  • Persuading
5 minB2
“All you can do is do something someone's done before but do it better or differently.”

Steve and Rob Set Off · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 1/20

  • Travel & hotels
  • Small talk
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“I sat in the dark so as to save you the expense of the electricity. Ha-ha-ha.”

The School Psychologist Visits Humbert · Lolita 1962 · Ch. 23/30

  • Interrogations
  • At the doctor
  • Asking
2 minB2
“We got it. We got the tapes. Boston Center got the tapes pulled.”

FAA Pulls the Tapes, Scrambles Jets · United 93 2006 · Ch. 6/17

  • Investigation
  • Phone calls
  • Explaining
2 minA2
“I wish I were dead.”

Jerry's First Night as Daphne · Some Like It Hot 1959 · Ch. 6/19

  • Travel & hotels
  • Small talk
  • Warning
4 minB2
“I want to continue this life with seeing my children grow up.”

Andy and Vashti Move House · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 26/27

  • Renting
  • Explaining
  • Promising
2 minB2
“The airplane crews need to be rested, or we'll never get them out of here.”

Gander Declares a State of Emergency · Come from Away 2021 · Ch. 3/22

  • Meetings
  • Travel & hotels
  • Explaining
4 minB1
“I guess the foot's on the other hand now, isn't it, Kramer?”

Assume Crash Positions · Airplane! 1980 · Ch. 10/10

  • Travel & hotels
  • Phone calls
  • Saying no
4 minB2
“I'm not at a level that any human could notice.”

Steve Takes His Agent's Call · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 13/20

  • Phone calls
  • Small talk
  • Teasing
3 minB2
“Shoot-down authority comes from the President and the President only.”

Officers Demand Shoot-Down Authority · United 93 2006 · Ch. 11/17

  • Phone calls
  • Meetings
  • Asking
5 minB2
“More millionaires than you can shake a stick at.”

Osgood Courts Daphne · Some Like It Hot 1959 · Ch. 10/19

  • First dates
  • Travel & hotels
  • Complimenting
3 minB2
“And I don't believe it's in Andy's or my destiny for him to leave this life”

Andy's Scan Results and Radiation · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 22/27

  • At the doctor
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
2 minB1
“Everything starts and ends at Tim Hortons.”

Gander Learns of the Emergency · Come from Away 2021 · Ch. 1/22

  • Small talk
  • Phone calls
  • Warning
5 minB2
“Rather appropriately, Greg, I'm in a trough, literally and metaphorically.”

Steve Calls From the Trough · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 4/20

  • Travel & hotels
  • Phone calls
  • Teasing
3 minB2
“A small plane went into the World Trade Center.”

First Reports of Smoke Over Manhattan · United 93 2006 · Ch. 7/17

  • Investigation
  • Phone calls
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“I want you to do what's in your heart and not what your head tells you to do.”

Do What's in Your Heart · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 20/27

  • Comforting a friend
  • At the doctor
  • Comforting
5 minB1
“I just needed to hear your voice.”

Stranded Passengers Wait for News · Come from Away 2021 · Ch. 11/22

  • Comforting a friend
  • Phone calls
  • Comforting